adapt

transitive verbdefinition: to make fit or suitable for a particular need or condition; adjust.example: They adapted the reading room so they could hold meetings there.example: The school water fountains are adapted for children.

intransitive verbdefinition: to become adjusted; to change in ways that allow one to survive or be at ease in new circumstances.example:The children of the immigrants adapted quickly to their new surroundings.See full entry

Collocations: Words often used in combination with the verb adapt

adapt + PREPOSITION

~ to (e.g., adapt to new surroundings, adapt to difficult conditions, adapt to changes in the environment, adapt to a new climate, adapt to a different habitat, adapt to changed circumstances, adapt to a new situation)